Are you looking for a role that challenges you intellectually while offering industry-leading work quality, client engagement, business development opportunities, and genuine flexibility? An opportunity in our Professional and Commercial Risk team may be for you.
You will play an active role in the continued growth and success of the professional indemnity team nationally.
The team is ranked in Tier 1 in both the Legal 500 and Chambers directories, with a number of leading individuals named.
Within the team, the service line specialising in advising on Directors' and Officers' (D&O) insurance is particularly active. This team act for a number of the leading D&O insurers, both in advising insurers on coverage for a wide variety of claims as well as defending claims against directors and officers/insured companies. This often involves working with specialists from other teams in fields such as employment law and white collar crime. In addition, the team provide coverage advice under a wide range of insurance policies, including Crime and Financial Institutions insurance.
Specific responsibilities include but are not restricted to:
- Handling a stimulating and often complex D&O caseload with an emphasis on advising on insurance coverage, but with opportunities to handle a wide variety of claims against directors and officers
- The opportunity to interact on a regular basis with leading insurer clients in this area
- Working collaboratively with other specialists across the firm
- Maintaining an awareness of the firm's strategies and plans
- Maintaining and develop technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions, reading appropriate publications and exceeding Law Society CPD requirements
- Ensuring full compliance with DAC Beachcroft billing and credit control protocols, while demonstrating strong financial management across own files and in supporting others
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At least 3 years' PQE, ideally gained at a specialist insurance firm (or in house at a financial lines insurer)
- Good experience in advising on insurance coverage under financial lines policies and ideally including under D&O/Management Liability policies
- Excellent relationship and client handling skills; able to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues
- Experience on secondment with a leading financial lines insurer would be beneficial
- The ability to deliver clear, well-written legal advice and reports on complex legal/coverage issues
- Able to demonstrate a reasonable level of self-sufficiency, commensurate with experience
- The ability to take a client-focused, commercial approach to legal issues rather than a purely academic one, with a strong grasp of emerging legal issues and a clear ability to learn quickly
- Change oriented with a positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives.
- Team oriented and collegiate with a willingness to share knowledge and support other members of the team
- Willingness to work hard as part of a highly ambitious and driven team to help it continue to develop and achieve its objectives
We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.
We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.
At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
